Sir Paul McCartney wants to go back in time to be with his mum

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted that he would go back and see his mother if he had a time machine.

When the former Beatles star was just 14 his mother died of an embolism. Her loss later became a point of connection with John Lennon, whose mother, Julia, had died when he was 17.

As the family's primary wage earner, Mary's income as a midwife had enabled them to move into Forthlin Road in Allerton, where they lived until 1964.

Now in reply to a fan's question - picked from over 10,000 submitted to his website in a new monthly feature - the legendary rocker has revealed the depth of the heartache.

A fan from Brazil asked: "What would you do if you had a time machine" to which he simply replied: "Go back and spend time with my mum."

Previously, McCartney has spoken movingly of how his mother inspired one of his greatest songs Let It Be - written when he was living hard in 1968 with the growing pressures of The Beatles about to implode.